Time Bandits

  • 1981


MOVIE IS colorful emotional irreverent amazing accessible
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89 % Certified Fresh
$ 42 Million
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Positive Reviews 25
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 4.0/5
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3.8
The movie was somehow all on the same breathless, nonstop emotional level, like an overlong Keystone Kops chase. Rogerebert
4.0
Later Kate says, I think its better to feel too much than to feel too little. Common Sense Media
1.5
When you can count the laughs in a comedy on the fingers of one hand, it isnt so funny. Variety
4.5
Gilliam fills the screen with bizarre images, and directs with a breathless ingenuity. Time Out
4.5
A cheerfully irreverent lark part fairy tale, part science fiction and part comedy. The New York Times
5.0
For a kids film this is pleasingly dark with Gilliam delivering as much classical fairy tale as knockabout comedy.
5.0
The real star is Craig Warnock, who hadnt done anything before Time Bandits and hasnt done much since. ReelViews
5.0
At times a grimly comic fairy tale, TIME BANDITS offers little reassurance. Tv Guide
4.5
Its amazing how the homemade special effects of this comparatively low budget picture are still effective today even more so than many computerized ef .. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.0
Ex Python Gilliam is one of the great conjurers of cinema, and this film is proof of his ample and unpredictable talent. Radio Times
4.0
Owing to the nature of the film, some bits work better than others, but its generally a lot of clever fun and if there is a Supreme Being, we can only .. Mountain X
4.0
Time Bandits remains Fantasy 101, and a must see for people who enjoy this kind of fare. Bullz-Eye
5.0
Even if youve got four copies of the film already (er, like us) its well worth upgrading. Total Film
4.4
Gilliam doesnt have anything particularly new to say about the film, but its still a good and informative overview of the key points about the films m .. Groucho Reviews
3.5
Nevertheless, the use of bovine skulled wraiths and magical spells that transform victims into animals are quite diverting and likely inspirations for ..
3.8
Time Bandits is probably Terry Gilliams most accessible film. Brazil will always be known as his greatest artistic achievement, but for sheer entertai .. Three Movie Buffs
4.0
An intoxicating dose of childrens entertainment of the rarest and weirdest and most delirious kind. Antagony & Ecstasy
3.5
It also doesnt feel like a documentary, except to the inveterately cynical. The Dissolve
3.3
Thats not to say that Gilliams kids movie doesnt have any appeal for the adult viewer. Under The Radar Mag
4.5
Its a film for kids that adults really will enjoy. A feast for the eyes with great gags and an intelligent and well realised morality. Film 4
4.4
Hollywood wouldnt have touched this subject matter with a three foot barge pole and for this alone the movie should be commended. That it also happens .. Scifi Movie Page
4.5
The film is resolutely, passionately antiadult, yet much of the humor has an adult sophistication and edge to it; this is one kids movie that doesnt c .. Chicago Reader
1.5
The film lacks what Garland, Lahr, Haley, Bolger, et al, had in abundance: humanity and charm. Associated Press
3.8
The multi penned script loses much of its credibility because of the stupid antics of various characters. Los Angeles Free Press
4.5
The comedy is constant and doesnt entirely cohere to the setting, plot, or drama Gilliams theme acquires. Not Coming
4.5
The colorful set pieces, imaginative design, and physical humor seems aimed at kids, while the dark satire presages Brazil, making it as much an adult .. Parallax View
3.5
Gilliam opts for an acerbic and often nasty tone that risks offending the very audience at which it purported to be aimed.



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